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Brain mRNAs in single neuron cell bodies and dendrites
Subcellular RNA sequencing reveals unique dynamics in cell-type specific compartments [more]
Charting the developing brain
Researchers use connectomic mapping in the developing cortex to uncover the developmental wiring rules for inhibitory neurons [more]
What social distancing does to a brain
Scientists discover a neuropeptide that reflects the current state of a fish’s social environment [more]
Proteins in motion
Membrane proteins are more efficient at reaching distal dendrites than soluble proteins. [more]
From the inside out – how the brain forms sensory memories
New study identifies a region of the thalamus as a key source of signals encoding past experiences in the neocortex. [more]
Using walls to navigate the room
Scientists discover a brain circuit that signals the direction and distance of boundaries in the environment to help coordinate next movements. [more]
Tuning in on cortical circuit dynamics
Neurons use homeostatic mechanisms to maintain stability despite experience-dependent network alterations [more]
Neural networks in the spotlight
Scientists develop a computational model to predict and interpret the outcome of optogenetic experiments. [more]
Tatjana Tchumatchenko has been awarded an ERC Starting Grant
Tatjana Tchumatchenko, Research Group Leader at the Max Planck Institute for Brain Research, has received this prestigious grant for her MolDynForSyn project. She is one of the twelve 2020 laureates currently working at the Max... [more]
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Upcoming Lectures and Events
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04 March 2021
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mpibr External Postdoctoral Seminar Concatenations by Heike Blockus (Columbia University (New York)Title: Synaptogenic activity of the axon guidance molecule Robo2 is critical for hippocamp... [more] |
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10 March 2021
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Neuroscience Online Lecture by Ilaria Testa (Advanced Optical Bio-Imaging Laboratory Science for Life Laboratory, KTH Karolinska Institutet Science Park, Stockholm)Title: A new look in the interior of cells with 3D MoNaLISA nanoscopy [more] |
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30 March 2021
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Connecting Brains Lecture by André Fenton (New York University, New York, USA)Title: Learning to Learn, across biological scales [more] |
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31 March 2021
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Neuroscience Lecture by Emily Osterweil (Centre for Discovery Brain Sciences University of Edinburgh)Title: The long and short of altered translation in Fragile X [more] |
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07 April 2021
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Neuroscience Online Lecture by Naoshige Uchida (Center for Brain Science, Harvard University Cambridge, USA)Title: Diversity of dopamine neurons: multiple axes and vector prediction errors [more] |
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